Deceased infant found in dumpster at east Fort Worth apartments, police confirm
An infant was found dead in a dumpster in east Fort Worth on Sunday, Fort Worth police confirmed.
A police report shows officers responded to 4720 Norma St., La Hacienda Apartments, around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday in response to a deceased-person call.
It was at the apartments that police found the baby dead, according to police.
No arrests have been made, police say, and the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet released information about the infant’s identity.
The investigation is ongoing.
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico have Safe Haven or Baby Moses laws. Beginning in Texas in 1999, the law was created as an incentive for parents in crisis to safely surrender their babies into the hands of staff members at locations — such as a fire station or hospital — that could care for the infant until a new home can be found. How old a baby has to be to qualify under this no-questions-asked program depends on the state or territory. In Texas, an infant has to be no older than 60 days.
This story was originally published July 19, 2024 at 6:31 PM.
